Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Schools Week of 16/3/26

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Name:	Casey Carr
City:	Matthews
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Intended Outcome(s) –what are you trying to achieve

Improve individuals ability to be comfortable on the ball
Improve individual ability to dribble with different areas of the foot
Improve individuals ability to dribble with both feet
Improve individuals ability to dribble at speed

Key Coaching Factors(in sequence):

1. Generally getting comfortable with the ball at their feet

2. Using different areas of the foot to dribble

3. Small touches, keep the ball tight

4. Improving ability on both feet

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Entry SSG

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Entry SSG (10 mins)

Function:

2v2 across the field (can adjust numbers accordingly, but game remains as is. Realistically no more than 3v3s)

End line game (Stop the ball on end line to score a point)

Make it, take it (if score, keep possession and can attack opposite way)

Game Rules:

No punting, or throwing from a goal kick.

Must be dribbled in or passed in

Corners, throw-ins can be passed or dribbled in

Anytime a player dribbles in they must play a pass before scoring

Coaching Points:

Entry game. As soon as kids come down to you get them into teams and get them playing as quick as possible
This phase of the session doesn’t have to be coaching intensive as we want them to just play and be creative
Float around and give coaching points individually to help them better understanding situations and how they might improve on them next time

For example:

If they could have received to go forward but did not, you might ask them what they could have done instead and begin planting seeds

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery

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Ball Mastery (10 mins)

Function:

All players in an area dribbling around
Work through different ways to dribble for around 60s at a time (R foot, L foot, Inside/outside both feet, however they like)
Build through numbers that represent skills (see below)
Throughout there dribbling incorporate raising a two different coloured cones
- Red = transition into the opposite half
- Yellow = foot on your ball and go find a new ball

Skills:

1) Sole drag

2) Croquetta

3) Scissors

Coaching Points:

1) Tight touches (Keep the ball close to the foot or whenwe might take bigger touches)

2) Different areas of the foot (inside, outside, sole, turns)

3) Speed (When might we speed up & when might we be slower)

4) Awareness (What/who is around us & where is the space)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dribbling

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Dribbling (10 mins)

Function:

Working different dribbling patterns through the cones and different skill patterns at the cone in the channel on the way back
Work for 90s at a time and progress or coach and repeat if needed.
Once player gets a few cones through then the next player can go
Try not to have too many people in the line and standing around (can create multiple lines if needed)

Dribbling progressions:

1. R and L only (inside/outside)

2. Both feet (inside/outside)

3. Sole drag to instep

Skill progressions:

1. Coaches freedom

Coaching Points:

1. Close Control

a. Touch every step

2. Utilising correct / all areas of foot

a. Outside if moving forward (Pinky toe)

b. Different areas if changing direction and or depending on coaches intent

3. Low body position / Tempo

a. Be low to the floor and able to move with the ball

b. Only as fast as they can maintain control

4. Awareness

a. Can we get our head up when dribbling

b. What are we looking for? Space and people.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): SSG

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SSG (15 mins)

Function:

SSG on a full court
No more than teams of 5, still want to maintain small teams to maximise individual touch points on a ball
2 minute games or 1 goal and losing team is off

Game Rules:

No punting, or throwing from a goal kick.
Must be dribbled in or passed in
Corners, throw-ins can be passed or dribbled in
Anytime a player dribbles in they must play a pass before scoring
Have to be in the attacking half to score.
No GKs. Last player back in goal.
Make sure no one just stands in the goal, get them involved and playing in the game.

Coaching Points:

Minimal at this point, bulk of the coaching should have been done.
Time to let the individuals put in to practice what we have worked on throughout the session
Individual coaching is encouraged to help them better understand situations and where they might use what we have coached
Occasionally might step in to make a point to the group after seeing something glaring in the game if you think it would be beneficial to show but this should be kept to a 1 or 2 max

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